Tower for electric transmission-cables.



No- 840,947. PATENTED JAN. 8, 1907. A. K. MANSFIELD.

TOWER FOR ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION GABLES.

APPLICATION FILED MAYZI, 1906.

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PATENTED JAN. 8, 1907.

A. K. MANSFIELD.

TOWER FOR ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION GABLES.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 21.1906,

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rowan '2 To all whom it may (36721?5! Be it" knownthet i, "A SERT K. Mzins FIELD, a citizen of the UniteaISta-tes, residing at Batavia, county of Kane, State of Illinois, have invented a certain new and useful improvement in Towers for Electric Transmis sion-Cables; and I declare the following to be a full, clear, and exect description otthe in- "vention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification. 4

My invention relates ingeneral to transmission of electricity from a poin" Where it is generated to'a distant point use, and more particularly to toWers for sup porting electrical transmission-cehles.

At the present time in the transmission of electricity froni a fioint of generation to a distant point of use it is-custornsry to sun? port the conducting-cables upon metallic poles or toners, havingcross-arms thereon to which the cables are secured. 'It is desirable that the supporting poles or towers should be located as far apart nsepossible in order that at minimum number may be required. 7 t is consequently necessary that thcpoles or tow crs should be of suiiioicnt structural strength to sustain the weight of the cables and to Withstend the tension of the lengths of cables between adjacent poles or tower". It frequently happens ilhat'cables brealz, which imposes upon the cross-arms, as Well as upon the poles or towers at each side of the broken section, a severe torsional strain due to the Weight and tension of the sections of cable at each side ofthe broken section.

The primary object of any invention to provide e supporting -tower for electrical transmission-cables which will possess the requisite structural strength and will require a minimum amount oi steel in its construction. I

Afurtlier object of my invention to provide 8, supporting tower for electrical tr mission-cables "Whichnill be so constructed as to iafiord a convenient footing for the workmen. when securing the cables the cross-arms A still further object of my invention is to provide a tower for supporting res which will be simple in'construction, in pensive in manufacture, and durable in use' The embodiment of my invention. herein disclosed may be generally described cor irlpecification of iTietters Application lileii Hey 21,1903. Beriel No. 813,963.

sur ng of p371 now? P T1 neccing toe 'and chonnehbsr cross-arms affordinq efooting Worlnnen while securing the eiectriccl cables to the tubular and ohennel'-bar cross-arms.

The invention will be more fully described hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which the same is illustrated as embodied in a convenient and prsctical form, and in Which- Figure 1 an elersticnal detail. se tional View on line a s, 3, a diet 1 sections View on iin c d, Fig. i ,2 Fig. l, e horizontal sectional Vlflfi on line *ll 4, Fig. 1; end 5, a horizontal sectional at on line 5 5, Fig. l.

The same reference characters used to designate the same parts in the several. figures oi the drawings,

Reference characters A", A A end A ignate ,upwarrlly-converging columns, upper ends of which are m ted by cla A. The lower ends of The columns desanchoringlower ends of the c bedded in 1011-." columns are or umns.

lteference chnncters C, O", J, and a? designate braces connected at ti 17cc ends to the flanges the column. nnite at their inner-ends to a ceanecting-- plate Q. C and C designate the alineci flanges or" the column 1 I 1 inediately above the ces u an -i C designate other crossed brac flanges 01' the columns A A above end-C The braces m one cated in Fig. 3 at the points of their intersection. Braces such as above described are provided on each of the four sides of the pyramidal tower formed by the four converging columns.

The alined pairs of columns are. also preferably united by horizontal girths B, B and trical cables are united. The cross-arm D is supported upon an le-bars dd riveted at their ends to the co uinns. Straps d extend over the portions of the tubular cross-arm above the angle-bars d d and thereby securely retain the cross-arm upon the underlying angle-bars.

F designates a second cross-arm provided with four insulating-supports k k}, F, and k, to which cables are secured. The crossarm F is preferably in the form of a channelbar supported u on angle-bars e and e rigidly secured to t e columns of the tower. In order that the cross-arm F may have sullicient structural strength to withstand the torsional strain to which it is subjected when a cable breaks, braces are secured to the cross-arm and to the columns of the tower.

H H indicate braces, preferablyangular in cross-section and connected at their upper ends to the cross-arm adjacent the tower and at their lower ends secured to anglebars g"q riveted to the columns of the tower.

F F indicate braces extending downwardly from the outer ends of the cross-arm F to the tower, to which they are secured by angular bars f f, riveted to the flanges'of the columns. erably angular in cross-section in order to withstand the strain imposed upon them when a cable breaks. The braces F l are arranged in pairs, the upper ends of each pair being connected to the side edges of the .cross-arm It will be observed. that a torsional strain imposed upon the cross-arm F by the breaking 'of a cable will be resisted by the tension of one brace in each pair and by the compression of the other brace in the pair. The capacity of the cross-arm to resist a torsional strain is consequently greatly increased by the pairs of braces.

In order that the torsional strain which is communicated to the tower from the cross arms when a cable breaks may be distributed to all of thecolumns of the tower, horizontai braces are provided which unite diagonally opposite columns.

0 indicate the diagonal braces adja cent the cr'css-arm D, while reference char- The braces F F are also prefcease? acters c designate the diagonal braces which unite the columns adjacent the crossarm F.

In order that the workmen when connect ing or disconnecting the cables to or from the insulator, on the cross-arms may have a secure footing, I provide auxiliary cross-arms E and G. These cross-arms may conveniently be formed angular in section and may be riveted or bolted to the alined flanges of the columns at one sideof the tower. The auxiliary cross-arms are located sufficient distances belew the cross-arms which support the cables to permit a workman while standing thereon to conveniently reach the insulators. i

From the foregoing description it will be observed that I have invented a tower for supporting electrical transmission cables pyramidal in form, consequently possessing the greatest structural strength to resist the strains to which it is subjected and at the same time requiring a minimum amount of metal in its construction. It will be further observed that l have invented a supporting structurefor cables in which the crossfarms to which the cables are secured are so braced as to sustain the torsional strain incident to the breaking of the cable. served that in my improved tower a' convenient and safe footing is provided for workmen while engaged in securing or disconnecting cables to and from the crossarms. 3

Having now fully described my invention,

It will be further obwhat I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The combination with a pyramidal tower for supporting electrical transmissioncables comprising four angle-iron columns, of a plurality of cross-arms rigidly secured intermediate of their ends to said tower, means mountedupon said cross-arms for securing cables thereto, horizontal braces rigidly uniting alined flanges of said columns, inclined girths intermediate of said horizontal braces and rigdily uniting ad'acent columns, and braces uniting diagonally opposite columns of said to-wer adjacent said cross-arms.

2. In a supporting structure forblectric'al transmission-cables, th combination with a tower comprising four or more angle-iron columns, of a cross-arm rigidly secured intermediate of its ends to said tower, braces uniting. diagonally opposite columns of said tower adjacent said cross-arm, and means for securing electrical transmission-cables to said cross-arm.

3. In a supporting structure for electrical transmission-cables, the combination with four or more converging angle-iron columns forming a pyramidal tower, of braces connccting the alined flanges of said columns,

horizontal braces uniting diagonally opposite columns, and a cross-arm secured inter niediateof its ends to said tower adjacent sald-diagonal braces.

4. The combination with a supporting" structure for electrical transmission-cables comprismg'a plurality of rigidly-united-col umns, of a cross-arm secured intermediate of Its ends to said structure, means mountedupon said cross-arm forsecurmg cables thereto, and an auxiliary cross-arm secured to and rigidly unitingthe columns of said supporting structure to afford a footing l'or workmen while securing cables to said first cross-arm. v I

5. The combination with a supporting structure for electrical transmission-cables I comprising a plurality olrigidly-united angle-iron columns, of a plurality of cross-arms secured intermediate of their ends'to said structure, means mouu'tedupon said crossarms for secur ng cables thereto, and auxiliary cross-arms secured to and rigidly unitiirst mentioned cross-arm structure. 6. In a supporting structure for electrical ing the columns of said structure below said to afford supports for workmen while trans]nission-cables, the combination with a channel-bar cross-arn1 rigidly secured intermediate of its ends to said structure, means securing cables to themounted upon said cross-arm for securing cables thereto, and a pair of torsion-braces interposed between said supporting structure, and each of the laterally-projecting portions of-said cross-arm, whereby torsional strain imposed on the cross-arm will be resisted by the tension on one and the compression on the other 01 said pair of braces.

7. In a supporting structure for electrical transmission-cables, the combination with a plurality of columns, means for rigidly connecting said columns to form a tower, a cross-arm composed of rigidly-united anglebars secured intermediate of its ends to said tower, means mounted upon said cross-arm for securing cables thereto and a pair of tor sion-braces interposed between the columns composing said tower, and each laterally-pro 

